Does anyone else think that pi day is stupid?

[EKS]

3/14 and pi aren't even remotely the same.  Just saying.

[Faith-manor]

Well, I think a lot of holidays are stupid. So one that celebrates something math in a society largely math illiterate is kind of okay I guess. 

I would like to eliminate Sweetest Day, Boss Day, Secretary Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and about a million other Hallmark holidays. At least this one I have zero obligation to acknowledge with anyone. 

[Acorn]

Valued family tradition here, but I usually wish my kids would pick different flavor from whatever they agree on.  This year is strawberry but it won’t be anywhere as delicious as our June strawberry pies. 

[KungFuPanda]

How do you feel about Mar10 day? Or Star Wars Day? 😆

[mom2scouts]

Of course not! It's an excuse to have pie!

[Mom_to3]

A good idea to create some excitement about math.

[prairiewindmomma]

12 minutes ago, EKS said:

3/14 and pi aren't even remotely the same.  Just saying.

Would you prefer to celebrate July 22? 22/7 ? 🤣  Sorry, I couldn't resist.

[Myra]

absolutely not from a woman (me) who announced earlier this afternoon that dinner tonight will be only blueberry pie and apple pie with whip cream and/or vanilla ice cream 

[Amethyst]

I’ve never felt it was stupid. I’ve never participated, but always felt it was just a cute little way for teachers to celebrate math. I’ll dislike it more when it become commercialized. (And today was the first year that I can remember Wegmans advertising pies that way, so maybe it won’t be long?)

[Tanaqui]

If that's how you really feel, that's okay. I'll eat your pie for you. Never fear!

[MrsMommy]

I think it's fun.

[MrsMommy]

18 minutes ago, KungFuPanda said:

How do you feel about Mar10 day? Or Star Wars Day? 😆

Our family celebrates both of those! Actually, we started a "Tour di Pizza" on MAR10 Day, and we're wrapping it up today, with one last kind of pizza (pie)! 🙂

And then there's the Revenge of the Fifth...

[Loowit]

I have always found it a bit odd, but a great excuse to make pie.  I love pie.  And there are no extended family obligations for pi day.  I suppose now I should go make my pie.

[Elizabeth86]

21 minutes ago, KungFuPanda said:

How do you feel about Mar10 day? Or Star Wars Day? 😆

May the 4th? I find it hilarious dh is a Star Wars fan AND that was the day we became bf/gf. 

[KungFuPanda]

When my son was little he decided to celebrate Papaya Day.  He made decorations and hung them around the house and told us Happy Papaya Day.  I wanted to support his creativity and bought a papaya.  He took one bite and was outraged.  He stormed through the house ripping down his decorations.  He'd never actually eaten a papaya and assumed it was delicious.  He was so little then and had no control over his emotions. That papaya broke is heart!

Edited March 14, 2022 by KungFuPanda

[TravelingChris]

No, we are buying a pie today.

[73349]

If you write it with a dot, it's 3.14... and I am very happy for an excuse to eat pie between Valentine's Day and Easter.

[Lucy the Valiant]

Gotta be honest . . . while my own kids have been "in the know" for many years now, I had the *DISTINCT privilege of explaining "pi" to a local 10 year old, and - yeah, I just love it every single time. It's seriously MAGIC. Eyes widen, forehead scrunches up, often some squinting . . . "Wait . . . EVERY SINGLE CIRCLE?! The number works with EVERY SINGLE CIRCLE?! The rope across the middle goes around the outside 3 plus a little bit? The same little bit?!?! And even the super smartest and super fastest can't even WRITE it?! NO WAY!!!!!!!!"

 

Aaahhhhhhhhh. ❤️ 

 

We old ones take these cosmic mysteries so casually.

 

 

PLUS there's actual pie. 

[Jenny in Florida]

I just think it's silly and a fun way to introduce/reinforce/play around with math concepts. 

(And, of course, an excuse to eat pie, which is never a bad thing.)

[SounderChick]

Sacrilege!!  It's everyone's favorite holiday here.  We are having a plethora of pies.  The oldest and youngest have matching PI dresses.

[HS Mom in NC]

Yes...and no.

As a holiday tradition in and of itself? Yeah, kinda dumb.  As a means to increase my pie intake? No. Admittedly, the bar is low.

[MercyA]

I love all holidays except Sweetest Day (what in the world? does anyone actually celebrate it?), Mother's Day, and Father's Day. I *especially* love holidays with food. 

[QueenCat]

Chicken Pot Pie for dinner... apple toffee pie for dessert.

[SKL]

Yes, unless it's my dad's pumpkin pie, but it never is.  😕

I have a housemate who will use any excuse to party, and pi day is included in that.  😛  I just can't muster up the enthusiasm.

[BlsdMama]

1 hour ago, EKS said:

3/14 and pi aren't even remotely the same.  Just saying.

Any excuse to eat pie is acceptable. 

[EKS]

48 minutes ago, 73349 said:

If you write it with a dot, it's 3.14... 

Technically, that's still not pi.

Edited March 14, 2022 by EKS

[ScoutTN]

1 hour ago, mom2scouts said:

Of course not! It's an excuse to have pie!

This, exactly!!

[cbollin]

29 minutes ago, EKS said:

Technically, that's still not pi.

wink wink. but but but.... But if I eat my pie on 3.14 at 1.59 o clock... is it at least a little closer?   or at least eat a bite of pie in 1.59 seconds.  

we're doing pizza, and peach pie on graham cracker crust.  and I don't even have anyone to teach math to anymore.

Edited March 14, 2022 by cbollin

[Guest]

I think it’s cute. I had forgotten about it today and dh is on a diet anyway, but I would not say no to a pie if one showed up here today. 

[Spryte]

I am totally bringing this up over pie tonight! Cracking me up.

We had soup for lunch (round bowls), and there will be pizza for dinner.

We always read aloud Sir Cumference, too, and have some math fun. Now I’m going to work in fractions, too.

[KungFuPanda]

I once started a Pie club with a few friends.  Sometimes we met on 3-14.  Everyone carved the pi symbol into their crusts that day.  One of our member's children's school sold Ultimate Pi Day t-shirts around 3-14-2015.  Every man woman and child in Pie club bought one.  We had an origin story.  We had The Reading of the Pies.  We had a closing song.  We had mortified teenagers who put up with our nonsense because they wanted pie.  Sometimes we'd have 8. 10, 12 kinds of pie in a single gathering . . . both sweet and savory. I miss that crew and dining with friends.  

[GoodGrief3]

MIT celebrates by releasing admission decisions that day as those of us frequenting College Confidential know well 😉

 

[lmrich]

Nothing wrong with having fun and pie!

[whitestavern]

2 hours ago, mom2scouts said:

Of course not! It's an excuse to have pie!

Our workplace paid for/brought in pizza for all and we had a pie contest (I won😌) It was fun!

[gardenmom5]

2 hours ago, EKS said:

3/14 and pi aren't even remotely the same.  Just saying.

Heresy. 

 

I have one who insists on 3/14 for pie day.  And again on  July 22nd. . . . re: 22/7

[El...]

How can you say that!!? 

[purpleowl]

My son has a calendar in his room for the first time this year and wanted to make a note of the day. DH explained that the number is pi, not pie. DS opted to skip the pretense and just wrote Pie Day on his calendar. 😄

[cbollin]

As I sit here eating the peach pie, I realize that the OP is just being "irrational" about the whole thing.

[Jean in Newcastle]

I think that we need some nice "stupidity" in life. 

[ScoutTN]

Pie! Pie! Pie! We love Pie! ❤️🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧

[kiwik]

It only works in the US I think.  Or are there other places that go month before day?

[Arcadia]

8 hours ago, KungFuPanda said:

How do you feel about Mar10 day? Or Star Wars Day? 😆

10th of March is my brother’s wife birthday, 4th of May is my brother’s (only sibling) birthday 🙂 

My maternal side of the family are Star Wars fans and my kids have the Star Wars lego sets. DS17 sewed these at the library when he was very young.

We used to like Trader Joe’s pecan pie but their quality dropped. 

[Dianthus]

This thread inspired me. It was my first year participating. I made 3 pies (pumpkin, cherry and blueberry) and 3 mini pies (1 banana cream and 2 peanut butter cream). Earlier, I didn't see the comment about making the Pi symbol in crust. Chicken pot pie and pizza are great ideas too. I'll do better next year. It was fun.

[Laura Corin]

4 hours ago, kiwik said:

It only works in the US I think.  Or are there other places that go month before day?

A friend worked for a US agency in Thailand. After a few months there she decreed that all the filing - paper files in those days - had to be marked in international date style, as the US version was causing too much confusion.

Edited March 15, 2022 by Laura Corin

[TexasProud]

This is the only place I have ever heard about it. No else I know celebrates it or knows anything about it. So many things I would have no clue about except for this board.

[Insertcreativenamehere]

I think it's a good excuse for pie! My kids' high school celebrates it and I don't think they mind the free food. 🙂

[LuvToRead]

I am a big fan of pie day!  The only problem is my family can't agree on what to make.  

[plansrme]

I'm gonna guess Mole Day (10/23) also really chaps your hide?

 

[KungFuPanda]

4 hours ago, Laura Corin said:

A friend worked for a US agency in Thailand. After a few months there she decreed that all the filing - paper files in those days - had to be marked in international date style, as the US version was causing too much confusion.

This is why I date everything military-style so there is no confusion. 15MAR22

I never attempt a 24-hour clock at work because people’s heads would explode. 
 

You know, National Pie Day is really January 23rd, so you can milk it and eat pie for TWO days. Follow me for more Pie Club advice and winter survival tips. 

[Laura Corin]

Just now, KungFuPanda said:

This is why I date everything military-style so there is no confusion. 15MAR22

I never attempt a 24-hour clock at work because people’s heads would explode. 
 

You know, National Pie Day is really January 23rd, so you can milk it and eat pie for TWO days. Follow me for more Pie Club advice and winter survival tips. 

We often use the 24-hour clock at work and our new timetabling officer, from the US, has been doing a lot of mental arithmetic.